Warren Goldstein Essay About Ratting Out

Where did we go wrong with the safety of our students at school? Are we prepared enough if something tragic happens in our classrooms or on our campuses? Who will be the one to rat out the strange behavior of a student? According to Goldstein he says, “that there needs to be a culture on campus that allows students and professors to speak up when they suspect something might be amiss with a fellow student” (2009, pg. 247).
Are you the one ratting out? Needless to say, that just may be a good thing. Numerous lives can possible be save by just speaking up. Whether it being a professor or a fellow student, ratting out can be a proactive role all according to who is being ratted on. Are being comfortable with minding our own business is better than presumably knowing something just might be wrong? Maybe, getting to know your fellow classmates, or students …show more content…
Ratting out on someone can be devastating, on the other hand, not ratting on someone can lead to devastation. In the essay by Warren Goldstein; (Why It’s OK to Rat on Other Students) he states, “We’re supposed to be teachers, not snoops. Still…on most campuses, we could do more than we do” (Goldstein, pg. 251). I absolutely agree with him teachers can do more. Knowing who the students are and gaining their trust, can be just as important in teaching the students all the necessary academics skills needed. Making student’s comfortable can lead them to share with the professors on a personal level. Then again, it’s not that you are being a snoop it’s more on the line of being caution about your surroundings. Yet, Goldstein stated, “It’s the students who really know their fellow students, much better than teachers will” (Goldstein, pg. 251). Yes, classmates can observe one another far more than a teacher or professor can. Classmates are always doing things together, whether it going to a sports event